The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-03-19

-Ex-Governor Groome came To EIkton
on Saturday last and stayed until Monday
MIR. John Long has commenced the
erection of double dwelling house on
Matlt street
w. b. Heatzig, the enterprising turni-
ture manufacturer, has reduced Ills prices
GU furniture 10 per cent. lower.
There will he services AT the a. [. VI
p. church on Sunday at usual hours by
Rev. Savoy. Sabbath school $50 T. VI.
Mr.. Harry Marshbank, of the ii m of
l.. Marshhank X Son, undertakers of this
town, has been attending lectures on EN-
halming by Boston expert who has been
l-cturing in Philadel phil
Mrs. A. L. Wirkes, wife of Judge
Nickes, has been critical i'll AT their resi-
dence in Ches'ertown. Dr. Pepper Of Phil
al-iphia went To CheSt-rtcwn on special
Thursday night to prescribe for her.
The Kent NstrS speaking of the removal
of Rev. William SCOT from Ch4s'-rrown 70
Queenstown states that f ether S;oCt WAS
very popular with his own people aud made
many friends outside If his church.
-Members OF the VI l>onic lodges OF Port
deposit, North East, Havre de Grace aud
Chester, Pa, visited the Elktou lodge on
Tuesday las. They were entertained by
the home lodge at Mrs. Halls restaurant.
The State Comptroller on Tuesday made
the quarterly distribution OF the public
school tax to white and colored schools.
C-ci! county received g., 92l 81 for the white
schools and S51o Il for the colored schools.
Captain James ID. West, of Port D--
p,sit, Md, started on Saturday for an tx
tended tour through Alabama, Florida and
Georgia He i prospecting for a town to
couduct his business of contractor and
huild-i.
Mrs. Eliza j. Wright, widow OF the
late Lewis Wright, died on saturday last
OF heart disease Al the home OF her son Mr.
John j. Wright who resides in the Fourth
district near Fair Hill. The funeral took
place GA "Wednesday, the lnternent being
at st. Johns graveyard.
A full quorum Of the Law sni Order
League of Cecil county met in + ktou on
Tuesday and Transacted current business.
They will meet again on Tuesday May 18th
next. Their organic ltiuns looks to AN &C
rlve prosecution of all violations occurring
under the present prohibitory law.
Miss Jane Short, daughter of Mr..
ID lvid Short of Elk Neck died on Sunday
night AT her father. re.id-uce nf a cpmpi-
cation of diseases, in her DIST YEAR. The
funeral was held GU Tuesday, k-v j p
Otis officiating. The uternrut was at the
Elkton cemetery.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs George y.
Lee of thus town. gave them pleasant sur
prise at their Residence On east High street
ON Monday evening last il bel ny the eighth
anniversary of their wedding. After spend
ing pleasant evening he friends dep .rted,
hoping them many more happy year, toge-
Their.
"A truck of one of the cars of the paSs-u-
g-r train leaving Elkt"n south yud AT l0:l2
on Tuesday morning became loose by the
breaking of the pin abont Two miles above
this place. Luckily the car was not at the
rear and The engineer WAS appri>ri "t the
accident before reaching the heavy curves
near the town.
We this week are abe To add another
to the long list of names already published
OF persons who are mentioned As Candidates
for the Democratic nomination for sheriff.
A correspondent informs MS that Mr.. Win
T. C"uls"n OF Port ID .pJsit i, spoken OF. He
a
low, and OF this We have no doubt
DR.. Charles NJ. Ellis as attorney for
Samuel NocuLI on Saturday offered at pub
hc sale the new two-sJory frame house on
me corner of Min street and the Marley
road. 1t was bid to $3.50 aud withdrawn.
Shnrkley Il Smith were the auctioneers.
The property was afterwards sold at p.i-
vate sale to 5. kenuard Miller for $3.50.
The platform on the south side of the
rulroad track at the Elkton depot has been
replaced with new one. railing has
been placed around it to prevent persons at
night time from steppingot onto the ground
and iuJuring themselves. Some who
did this, IL Is said, at another station has
sued the com oauy and hence the improve
meut.
1t is proposed TO organize lodge OF the
Ancient Order of United Workrueu in til is
town. meeting for the purpose of in
forming people about the organic ,tiou will
b. held III the knights of PythiaS room in
the odd Fellows Hall On Wednesday even.
ing next. John w. Difiendorf and Prof.
# Wilmington, arr. - uaYt Ia.
present aud make iddre1sei.
ley. W. j. O'N-il, memher of the
Wilmington conference aud preacher IN
charge OF Church Till circuit, died last
week after an illness of several weeks of ty-
phoid fever His funeral took place on
Saturday. The remains taken to
Philadelphia for interueut. Mr.. p'Nril
had been in the ministry about % years,
and had filled several charges III Cecil
county. He leaves widow and several
chilirru, some of them quite small.
Howard Ash, son of the late John G
A sh, and part owner of the home prop-rty
near Iron Hill, uied at his residence on
Saturday last of typhoid pneumonia. He
had been working At cIrpenteriug AT Wash
iugtou ID. G.. during he winter, aud came
home about Ten days before his death, sui
fering from IA heavy cold. The deceased
was unmarried and in his 18th year. Iii,
funeral took place on Tuesday morning al
. O'Clock.
:, Ex Sheriff William Il. Smith, auc
4r for SnerItf Mackey, on Tuesday
BON sold at public sale 1T the FELTON,
Stables. two wei-known running
They sold the property oil
a. McDermltt of New York State
Z, indebted to Mr.. Henry Hess oil
3rth district tor their keep. Tn.
EInroug'rb bred geldIng Edison,
4 old was purchased by Dante
Wilmington for SO lew year,
when he was winning race after
country fairs WAS VALUED al
3 kIernau'' brown thorough
n old grldiug by Mortimer
by Henry Hess tor SD
llsht 81, 20 when yearIlng